You are on a train; you look at the people around you. Someone hides behind a newspaper. Another dozes: a young man nods to the beat from his Discman. A baby cries further along the carriage and a table of football fans celebrate an away victory over a few cans of larger. Someone's mobile goes off: a student sits next to you sending a text message. Eavesdropping on the conversations you catch soundbites from those around you. Who exactly are they, you wonder? Real people. All different. Everyone with a life story. Real lives. In Real Lives, you will meet, among others... a famous footballer... a sophisticated lady from South Africa... an Olympic athlete... a backpacker exploring the States... a Brahmin from India... a young, abused girl... the greatest man in history who was a child refugee... and the author's own story of a changed life.